Mountain Valley Pipeline saw its problems multiply over the weekend as Virginia state regulators shut down work on a two-mile section of the line and a tree-sitting protest was upheld by a federal judge.

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Meanwhile, MVP has responded to allegations that the epoxy coating on unused pipeline could pose an environmental risk. Late last week, officials with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality halted work along a two-mile stretch of the Mountain Valley Pipeline in eastern Montgomery County be stopped after finding "appalling" conditions at the site. Regulators faulted MVP compliance with an approved erosion and sediment control plan, noting missing control measures, as well as control devices that had not been maintained.